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PD 1128 Section 10

Section 10

SECTION 10. Section 10 of the Act is hereby renumbered as Section 11 thereof and amended to read as follows: "Sec. 11. Commission Procedures. — All inquiries, studies, hearings, investigations and proceedings conducted by the Commission shall be governed by rules adopted by the Commission, and in the conduct thereof the Commission shall not be bound by the technical rules and evidence; Provided, that the Commission may summarily punish for contempt by a fine not exceeding five hundred pesos or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days or both, any person guilty of such misconduct in the presence of the Commission or so near thereto as to seriously interrupt any hearing or session or any proceedings before it, including cases in which a person willfully fails or refuses, without just cause, to comply with a summon, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, DECISION OR ORDER, RULES AND REGULATIONS LEGALLY ISSUED OR PROMULGATED by the Commission or being present at a hearing, session or investigation, refuses to be sworn as a witness or to answer questions when lawfully required to do so, or to furnish information required by the Commission under this Act. The sheriff and other police agencies of the place where the hearing or investigation is conducted shall, upon the request of the Commission, assist it to enforce the provision of this Section.

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CitationPD 1128 Section 10 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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